Sparrow numbers plummeting in Japan as well

Sparrows, perhaps the most familiar of all wild birds, are a vanishing species.

Sparrow populations in Japan are plummeting, just as they are in Europe.
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A sparrow scene (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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